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The City of Sacramento’s Neighborhood Services is hosting three community meetings on February 21st, February 22nd, and March 3rd at the Fruitridge Community Collaborative, Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course, and KVIE Community Room respectively and is inviting all associations, neighbors, communities, youth, organizations, businesses, and overall networks to partake in a discussion about the economic future of Sacramento.

Sacramento Neighborhood Services believes that the only way change and improvement can happen is if they hear from as many Sacramento residents, business owners and organizations as possible and that these meetings are critical to help develop the model that the City of Sacramento uses to create prosperous neighborhoods and thriving business corridors.

At each of these dates, an engaging discussion is to be held with group exercises, voting opportunities, and a chance to voice your concern on what you believe your neighborhood and City of Sacramento needs. Light refreshments will be provided by local businesses.

“I think civic engagement is critical and it looks like they’re doing a good job reaching out to the community. There’s plenty of notice and the three different options is convenient,” said Alex Dash, a concerned resident of the Sacramento county. “My big question is: what action has been taken from prior community meetings and how will they follow up on the input they receive from these upcoming meetings?”

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For more information, you may call or e-mail the Interim Division Manager of Sacramento Neighborhood Services, Kriztina Palone, at (916) 808-2260 or kpalone@cityofsacramento.org.

Now, everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health, and many people pay for their habit with years of their lives. Smoking however doesn’t only drain your health, but also your pocketbook. Many would be surprised by just how much money is spent by smokers every single year.

Has it ever occurred to you that the number of homeless people roaming our streets has increased?

In a recent study on billmoyers.com, they believe sequestration is the cause for the rising number of homeless. The lack of employment and sequestration has affected our economy to cause these changes. The loss of jobs causes people not to be able to afford the payments on their houses causing people to have to stay in hotels or cheaper homes. But as time passes and if these people don’t get a job soon they have to rely on sleeping in their cars. Due to the fact that these people don’t have money for gas they become stuck parked somewhere where their cars get towed.

Without a car these people have now become homeless living in our streets.

It’s sad how everyone stereotypes these kind of people not knowing the story behind this person. Yes, some of these homeless have become drug addicts but these people have suffered with, no jobs, no homes, no food. The people without homes, roaming our streets, suffering of hunger are all because of our economy.

“I’m so hungry I can’t go inside this store because I’ve stolen from here before. I stand out here hoping and having faith in God that someone will offer me food so I can eat and feed my family,” said a homeless that goes by “Big Bob”.

So next time you walk by a homeless person, stop and think that maybe you could be in their situation